Electric vehicle supply equipment for visitors to national parks are evaluated in Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Installations in the National Parks , a report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The report summarizes notable takeaways and makes recommendations to help ensure the success of future charging installation projects.

The success and impact of activities through the Clean Cities coalition is summarized in Clean Cities Coalitions 2018 Activity Report , a report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center. The DOE works with local Clean Cities coalitions across the country as part of its Technology Integration Program. These efforts are intended to help businesses and consumers make transportation energy choices that may save energy, lower costs, and reduce emissions.

A symposium that brought together experts in transportation entrepreneurialism, design, policy, and data is summarized in Our New Mobility Future , a report from the Volpe Center of the United States Department of Transportation. The symposium covered safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability.

Current collaborative efforts in automated vehicles are outlined in Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies , a report from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). This report covers safety, technology, and administrative tasks involved in maintaining an effective environment for automated vehicle innovations.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s adherence to the deadline in NextGen is assessed in a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General. The deadline in January 2020 requires all operators who intend on flying in most controlled domestic airspace to install new avionics on their aircrafts.

Dynamic part-time shoulder use (D-PTSU) practices are examined in Decision Support Framework and Parameters for Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Us e, a report from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. D-PTSU opens shoulders for travel beyond fixed time periods by matching supply-side strategies in accordance with prevailing conditions and travel demands.

The benefits and challenges of early implementation of transit-bus automation are explored in Considerations for Evaluating Automated Transit Bus Programs , a report from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration. A well-designed evaluation may quantify such societal benefits as improving travel time, increasing mobility, and raising transit ridership.

The traffic safety attitudes and beliefs of youth aged 16-21 are investigated in Young Driver Survey , a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The over-representation of young drivers in crashes and road fatalities is a serious public health concern and imposes substantial human, social, and economic costs. Contributing factors to crash risk include exposure, inexperience, distraction, recklessness, and social influence from peer passengers.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s top management challenges for 2020 are identified in a report from the USDOT Office of the Inspector General. This report determines the DOT’s impact on safety, documented vulnerabilities, large dollar implications, and ability to affect change.

The engineering post-hazard assessment of bridges is detailed in Post-Hazard Engineering Assessment of Highway Structures using Remote Sensing Technologies , a report from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This report focuses on geo- and hydraulic hazards, and its goal is to collect engineering data related to the behavior and damage to bridges.